The Rhinelander Daily News from Rhinelander, Wisconsin • Page 14

PAGE 14 RttfNELANbfcft (WIS.) NEWS Milwaukee Ready to Welcome Braves, Perini, O'Malley Predict Future Changes i jf More Territory Band, Parade And Dinner to Greet Braves MILWAUKEE WI-Two thoughts predominated today in this new city of big league baseball: Welcome the Milwaukee Braves in fitting style and get out to the ballpark for opening day. The Milwaukee braves were the Boston BraVes up until Wednesday afternoon. That's when the National League owners gave theur unanimous approval to Lou Pcr- ini's request to transfer his Braves to Milwaukee for the 1953 season. Milwaukee fans began an immediate stampede for opening day tickets while city officials threw out their chests? and began to map a rousing welcome for the new team. At the offices of the American Association Milwaukee Brewers in the new $5 million stadium which' will bo the Braves' home field, the telephones kept up a jangle.

AH Want Tickets. "Everybody that heard the news on the radio wanted to buy opening day tickets," said Earl Levy, publicity director for the Brewers, who now will move to Toledo. The complete allotment of 12,000 reserved seat tickets for the Brewers' slated home opener against St. Paul was sold out weks ago. "Now that the Braves are coming we'll have more reserved seats, I don't know exactly how many," he said.

Reservations are being accepted but no tickets will be sold until final arrangements in that matter are made. Plans to welcome the Braves to Milwaukee were still being formed, but officials indicated the teams' arrival certainly would be marked by a brass band at the railroad station and a parade later A civic dinner also was a possibility. Week-Long Fete? Some city leaders were mentioning week long celebration. Details were vauge of necessity since it wasn't known what day the Braves would arrive. A "city series" with their former neighbors, the Boston Reds of the American League, is scheduled for April 9-10 here.

The Braves make their initial home league appearance against St. Louis April 14th. Mayor Frank Zeidler was the valedictorian for the entire city. Minutes after the news was out he issued this statement: "We are highly pleased at Milwaukee's admittance to the select circle of major league baseball cities. We have long been in the big, time in other respects and our international reputation has been earned through several decades of good local government and through industrial progress.

We thank the National League owners for their expression of confidence in Milwaukee and we will try to produce a pennant winner at the earliest date." Devotes Front Page. The Milwaukee Sentinel devoted its entire front page to the Braves. One husky young citizen among the 1 million in the metropolitan Milwaukee area laid immediate claim to the title of the Milwaukee Braves' No. 1 fan. He is Art Amsie, 25, a former Bostonian who came here to work 15 months back.

Amsie said he saw between 50 and 60 Braves' games a season back in Boston and he stands ready to lead the team's new cheering section. Lt. Gov. Smith of Wisconsin sug- Rhmelander Fans Commend Braves Move to Milwaukee Leading baseball fans in Rhinelander join the rest of Wisconsin in hailing the move of the Boston Braves to Milwaukee as one of the "best things that has happened for Wisconsin baseball." All fans approached on the subject feel that the Braves will be supported, not only from Milwaukee, but frc-rn the entire stale. Mere are some of the comments: MEL MODfe, former pitcher: "Milwaukee's receiving of the Braves is a wonderful thing for Wisconsin.

It will give the people in this area a chance to see big league games and will be a big incentive for the game throughout the "state," HARRIS LEWIS, Mayor of Rhinelander: "The movement of the Braves is an excellent thing for Milwaukee ana for the fans in this area. It.will be a big promotion for baseball throughout the state." JOE BLOOM, baseball umpire: "I certainly like the idea of having a big league team in Milwaukee 'and hope that the people will support it to the hilt. It is an honor for the state to be picked as the site.of; a big league team and the fans should appreciate the fact by becoming avid fans." WALT LIEBENSTEIN, dork and baseball fan: "I believe that the state of Wisconsin should be represented in the big leagues and this comes as a i wonderful thing. I think that a lot of pcoplo who have beelv Chicago Cub and Sox fans will turn to the Braves and support them. It will be easier for most people in this territory to get to Milwaukee than Chicago and that will give many a chahce to see their first big league baseball games.

The fans Of Wisconsin will have to pull for the Braves and support, them. It is an honor to have them here and the support will keep them." WALLIE MORRICK, City Recreation Director: "Transfer of the Boston Braves to Milwaukee will do wonders for baseball in The presence of Dig league baseball so near home will be an incentive for our younger kids. They will have baseball heroes to idolize." LEO SOKUP, city sportsman: "Milwaukee's receival of the Braves is a break for the people of northern Wisconsin, who have had little chance to see big league games. I am confident that the Braves will get wholehearted support from the north." CLARENCE JENSEN, chairman, of recreation committee: "Milwaukee and Wisconsin can be justly proud of its new stadium, more so now that big league baseball will be the feature attraction. I am sure that northern Wisconsin sports fans will visit Milwaukee to see the Braves on every possible occasion." gested Wednesday that the entire state legislature come to Milwaukee for the Braves' opener April 14.

The glee in the city over the readmittance to the major leagues Milwaukee fielded an American League team in 1901, after which the franchise went to St. Louis was universal. State officials' joined in the cheering. A thousand details to get ready for the red letter day of April 14. Not the least among these was getting the stadium itself in physical condition.

Al Oliver, superintendent of Braves' Field in Boston, has been here since Tuesday. He said he wiU bring his ground crew here frwn Boston to put the finishing touches" to the infield at the new stadium. To Seat 40,000. The stadium, built with county funds, also awaits the addition of some 12,000 bleacher seats Jo bring seating capacity up'to 40,000. The double-decked grandstand has 28,011 permanent seats.

The stadium has room for expansion to 70,000. The Milwaukee County Board has agreed to an additional expenditure of $500,000 for various improvements asked by the Braves to bring the stadium up from AA to major league quality. The stadium, the main plum in efforts to switch the Boston club to Milwaukee, will be rented to the Braves for $1,000 for each of the first two years and for five, percent of the gate and most concession receipts for the following three years. The stadium, located five miles from downtown Milwaukee, is the third largest in the National League I wish they (Chinese Communist troops) would come across (the Yellow Sea). They would be inr viting disaster.

Eighth Army Commander Maxwell D. Taylor. Panthers Can't Hit Ball in Fund Drive FOND DU LAC Fond du Lac Panthers, who nearly dropped out of the Wisconsin State Baseball League last season because of fi-j nancial woes, apparently face tough sledding again this year. At a meeting of city and county officials Wednesday night, team President H. R.

Murphy said a patron ticket drive which was to have raised 320,000 by March 15 had produced only in pledges. Murphy said the Panthers must have the 820,000 by opening day, May 2, or there might not be a state league team in Fond'du Lac this season. In addition to the pledges of $5,000, he said, the Panthers have 32,500 in the Joe Consoli, Baltimore, who will manage the independent Panthers, told the officials a team "must have $50,000. just to put its foot on home plate." Another disappointing factor was the turnout at the meeting. Invitations had been extended' to over 60 individuals and organizations.

Only 36 persons showed up. Mayor Edwin Weis issued an appeal for support for the team. Menominee Girl, Qualifies for Golf PINEHURST, N.C. Wi Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee, w.as second best among the qualifiers Wednesday in the annual North and South women's golf tournament. She turned in a pair of 40s to trail medalist Pat O'Sullivan of Orange, by five strokes.

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Distributed by Phone 217 tgvtrHt Gift Catalog To Be Drafted O'HalleySays By JACK HAND PETERSBURG, Fla. Milwaukee is big leagile and Bos- iohjiii a one-club town, after the first majbr league franchise fie sifice only a sahv pie. of tilings to come. The time Will arrive when only New York and Chicago ft will be two- clubs cities in the opinion of owner Lott Perini of the Braves who Wednesday received unanimous move hig Boston franchise to Milwaukee and a 7-1 sanction to transfer his Milwaukee franchise in the American Association to Toledo. "The country has changed in the last 75 years," said Perini.

can't deny Los Angeles and San Francisco are major league in every respect. And so are Montreal, Baltimore and some other cities. A third major league is the only answer for the future." President Walter O'Malley of Brooklyn Dodgers also predicts sweeping changes in the baseball map. Chain "You'll see more territory being drafted than you can shake a stick at," said O'Malley. "This can set up a chain reaction." O'Malley may be right but it can't come true before October because the Major League Executive Council last Sunday froze all territory except for the period from Oct.

1 to Dec. 1. The lone exceptions were the Boston-to- Milwaukee and St. Louis Browns-' to-Baltimore moves then under consideration. The Browns, of course, suffered a crushing defeat Monday in a 5-2 rebuke by the American League owners that ruled out the Baltimore proposal.

The Boston Braves became the Milwaukee Braves Wednesday afQ ernoon when the American Association accepted a $50,000 payment for "damages" suffered by the loss of Milwaukee. The Braves were in the process of losing an exhibition game to the IJew York Yankees when the change was approved. It's Official Thursday. Emerging from the 3y 2 -hour meeting, Perini asked "How did the club come out?" When informed they lost, he said, "All we'll become Milwaukee officially Thursday." The Brave? play Cincinnati today at Bradenton," Fla. There was no solid opposition to the Braves' transfer in the National League meeting.

The said most pf the time was consumed in discussing the problems the sthed- ule. The new schedule finds Milwaukee swapping with Pittsburgh in the original playing chart. The Milwaukee Braves will be a "Western" team and Pittsburgh will become an "Eastern" team in the league realignment. As a result of the shift, Milwaukee will open the season at Cincinnati i the traditional early opener, Monday, April 13. Pittsburgh, now slated to play its first 15 games in the East against Brooklyn, Philadelphia and New York, opens the season at Brooklyn, April 14.

Perini's Standing. Warren Giles, National League- president, repeated again and again that "Perini's fine standing with the other club owners was the most important reason for their approval. 1 Smiling after winning his long battle, Perini said he was "overwhelmed" by the vote and impressed by the spirit of co-operation of the other owners and their confidence in him. The wealthy contractor, last survivor of the original "Three Little Steamshovels" who bought the Braves in 1945, said the advent of television and lack of enthusiasm by Boston fans were the big factor in making Boston a one-club town. The major league all-star game, originally scheduled for Boston, did not go along with the franchise to Milwaukee.

It was transferred to Cincinnati and will be played July 14. Dick Moeller Tops Industrial League Dick Mueller was the most efficient kegler when the Industrial League- competed at Powell's Wednesday night. Mueller topped both the single and series department. He siarnmed out a 23G frame and a 576 total. Runncrsup in series and singles were Paul Jahn with a 227 game and Dick Kitchen with a 545 set.

Schlitz 947 865 Yeast Plant 0... .794 688 Breezy Point 2... .805 880 PhilJips 1 829 818 Elbo Room 2 Bruce's Se-fv. 1... .743 721 Hoist Plumbing 3.778 749 Old Village 0 684 093 High Series: Mudk-r 576, Kitchen 545, Bob ButttrfieW 543, 542 Svej) HoJt-t 503.

High Sjwgk-s: Mueller 230, Jahn 227, Butterfield 216 and Kitchen 200. Hoosiers Win NCAA Title by One Point In Furious Contest MARCtf 18, 7 KANSAS CITY Indiana's right to the title of the nation's No. 1 basketball team by annexing the 15th NCAA Tournament of Champions banner, 69-68, from Kansas University's Jayhawks. Coach Branch McCrackcn's Hoosiers did it in a furious running and shooting battle Wednesday night climaxed by Bob Leonard's winding free with 27 seconds left. The Washington Huskies, who came into the semifinals as tournament favorites, ttSGk consolation honors.

86-69, over Louisiana State as All America ttoubregs scored 42 points. In Winning, the Big Ten champions presented McCracken with his second National Collegiate Athletic Association blue ribbon. The first one came in 1940 by a 60-42 score against the same school and in.the same Municipal auditorium Scoring: Mixup. Tempers flared late in the third period when a mixup in the official scoring had Kansas' only tall player, 6 foot 9 inch B. H.

'Born committing his fifth personal foul. After coach Phog Allen and the Kansas bench had stormed the scorers, and press and radio men backed his contention, officials changed Bern's violations to four. McCracken got into the controversy claiming the fouls were on the official books and couldn't be changed. He stormed, "You have no right to rob us." The score stood 53-52, for Kansas when the rhubarb developed and it was just about that close throughout the furiously played game between the hard pressing, teams. Indiana led 20-19 at the quarter, the score was tied 41-41 at the half and the Hoosiers were in front 59-58 at the three quarter mark.

Don Schlundt was the leader in Indiana's championship march with 30 points. Born canned 26 for Kansas before finally getting his fifth personal foul with Indiana leading 62-61 five minutes remaining. Dean Kelly drove in for a basket that tied the score 68-all with a minute 'and five seconds to go. But seconds later Kelley fouled Leonard and the Hoosiers' great guard had two shots coming. He missed the first but made the second one.

Indiana cracked the 4-game free throw record with 108 and Schlundt made an individual free throw record of 49. Born was voted the most valuable in the tournament by the press, and radio. The all star team selected includes Born, Schlundt, Leonard Houbregs and Kelley. Morrick's604 Tops Classic Loop The Classic League bowled at Powell's Wednesday evening and Glenn Morrick and Harold Peters emerged as top' keglers. Morrick led the way with his 604 series, the only set to break 600.

He accumulated his total on games of 183, 211 and 210. Peters was the leading man in high singles with a 237 frame. Runnerup in high series was Louis Pasquesi, who racked up games of 199, 209 and 183 for a 591 set. Art Magnant tok second in singles with a 224. Paper Mill 2 837 915 Schlitz 1 .957 80Q O'Melia's 2 812 915 Hamm's 2 812 Norwestrn Bar 3 894 912 Murphy Lill.

843 2 Mead's Tap 1 936 940 High Series: Morrick 604, Pasquesi 591, Courtney Hosier 590, Peters 589, Magnant 588 and Bob Krueger 574. High Singles: Peters 237, Magnant 224, Bosler 223, Clarence Pecor and Doug Schultz 219, Les Jarvis 215, Keith Bebeau 214, Ed Pecore 213 and 200, Wig Sweo 212, Dick Marks 211, Morrick 211 and 210, Krueger and Pasquesi 209, Jack Mctternich and Ed Jayes 203, Don Sharpe 201 and Joe Kotz 200. Final Deer Tour This Weekend MADISON WI-77-With spring coming on, major field committees of the Conservation Congress are scheduling their late surveys to secure the information on game, fish and bird conditions for use by the county fish and game meetings this spring. Emery chairman of the Big flame Committee, has set the final tour-of state deer those in northwestern for this The spring breakup will make penetration of back- country roads impossible later. Richard Deerwester, co-chairman has asked his group to meet March 28-29 at Solon Springs, heart of Wisconsin's remaining a i i grouse country, for a background study on sharptails.

Members will meet with supervisors from Burnett and Bayfield counties to discuss possible management projects for grouse lands dyring the weekend. Pr. Wm. B.A.J. Bauer of chairman of the.

Trout lias asked that group to meet there this weekend to discuss spring activities. Olympians Down Milwaukee, 74-69 MILWAUKEE Indianapolis Olympians won a place in the National Basketball Association playoffs by defeating Milwaukee Wednesday, 74-69. The game was a battle for fourth place in the NBA's Western division. Milwaukee tied Indianapolis by beating Ft. Wayne Tuesday night.

The Hawks were only a point behind with a minute remaining they fumbled a rebound attempt. Leo Barnhorst sank a fielder to put Indianapolis ahead 71-68 and Gene Rhodes added two free throws to "kill Milwaukee hopes. The Hawkg ended the season in the division cellar. Bilt Tosheff led scoring -18 for Indianapolis, While George kovicz netted 14 for Milwaukee. The Olympians will meet yolis, Wesjern division champion, to -start the playoffs Sunday in Minneapolis.

Armf ield's 557 And 222 Leads Commercial Loop Jack Armfield was the top keg- ler when the Commercial League met at the Eagles Club Wednesday night. Armfield smashed out a 222 for the top singleton and added games of 188 and 147 for the top total of 557. Running second in the competition was Bill Noble with a 211 single and Joe Lcpine with a 550 set. Rhldr. Motors 2.

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Howard L. Bevis, president of the university. He said the athletic bbsed of faculty, alumni artd stu- dhet members, approved the continuation of the series at reg4 ular meeting in January. The fee' ohimendalion was then tradnrnitf ted through the president to thd bbard of trustees and subsequently, approved, Dr. fievis said.

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